Welcome
to the
December
issue of
StrokeNet.
Hope you
have a
good
holiday
season.
Marty
Arlen
contributes
an
article
discussing
depression
and the
holidays.
Next
find a
humorous
article
about
trimming
the
holiday
tree by
Cleo
Hutton.
Kate
Adamson
shares
the
story of
visiting
a recent
stroke
survivor..
Jean
Guggenheimer
reviews
recent
stroke
news.
December
birthdays
are
listed.
Featured
bio is
Virginie
Sjoelund.
Have a
good
read.
Depressed?, By Marty Arlen
Marty writes about the common occurrence of depression over the holidays. Whether you are looking forward to the holiday season or not, this article may help to remember the humor of the holidays.
Jean draws our attention to several articles, which appeared in the press in the last month. Arenas covered include a chart of money the US National Institute of Health spends on various medical conditions. She reports on the change in US medical to cover prescriptions.
Other areas include stem cell research, determining which brain cells died as a result of stroke, blood tests to determine the likelihood of stroke, Merck's problems, magnet treatment and aspirin as stroke prevention.
The Stroke Network wishes a Happy Birthday to all those born in December. Click below to see the list of Members who have added their November birthday to their profile.
Birthdays are listed in the Calendar and each day the current birthdays are listed on the Message Board. To be sure your birthday is included on the list, add the date to your profile. From the home page of the Message Board, select 'My Controls', on the left hand side of the screen look for the category 'Personal Profile.' Select 'Edit Profile.'
When you click the link below you are taken to the Members Bio section of The Gallery. To access a bio, click the photo.
If you would like to have your bio featured, add it to the Gallery or send it to the editor and she will add it for you. In order to be featured you must write a 200 - 1,000 word bio. If you do not have a digital photo, contact the editor.
To add yourself, from the Members Bio section of The Gallery select New Image. In the caption box add your entire name, first and last. Place the bio in the large text box in the middle of the screen. Add a photo by selecting Upload at the bottom of the page.
What is The Stroke Network? Where did it come from? Who are the people that work there? Read the FAQ if you would like to know.
Just what is FAQ? I've seen it on the Internet several times but I've never understood what it stood for. What is FAQ and why does our organization have these letters? FAQ is an acronym for Frequently Asked Questions. It's basically questions that most people are going to ask if they want to know about your web site and service.
Our organization has a FAQ in order to give you some background information and insight into our organization. The FAQ is linked from virtually every single page on our whole web site. If you scroll down the page and look on the left column you will see a button with a question mark. Click on the button and you will be hyperlinked to our FAQ web page.
You will learn about the formation of our organization and it's history. You can find out who are our partners and learn about our basic policies. Most of the frequently asked questions can be found here but if you have more please let us know. The print version of this newsletter is available at the website. Contents of this newsletter may not otherwise be reprinted without the organization's permission. Please contact the editor.
